Tight Supply and High Demand
Put Pressure on Plywood Prices

Home buyers might soon feel the pinch of skyrocketing plywood prices thanks to a combination of tight supply and high demand.

While some big home builders buy their supplies, including plywood, in monthslong regional contracts to protect themselves from shortages and price increases, smaller builders, which still build the majority of homes in the nation, are more exposed to the increases. A variety of issues such as weather and a big...